date:Jul 24, 2014
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Turkey, with a population of 76 million, has a $1.1 trillion economy driven by strong industry and service sectors with automotive, construction, and electronics on the rise.
Total trade between Russia and Turkey was $32.7 billion in 2013, making Russia Turkeys second-largest trade partner, after the European Union. Turkey is Russias eighth biggest trade partner.
Turkey first applied for EU membership in 1987, and signed a free trade agreement with the EU in 1995. It fell into recessio